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I’m a junior and am completely lost with college and SAT stuff….I want to go into a really good college but my practice SAT scores aren’t looking so great(I took an ACT/SAT combo test with Kaplan and got 1875 SAT and 29 ACT)…which prep classes are best and why? Revolution,Kaplan, Princeton or anything else? Im aiming for 2200 and 33…but it really seems out of reach…

I was going to buy a new computer but i don’t know what to buy Laptop or desktop. I use a computer for school, sometimes games, videos, browse the web, other things to. i want something that is fast, and doesn’t take a long time to load because i have high speed internet. But a laptop is small and dose not take up alot of room. But desktops screens r bigger and nicer. For laptops u have to buy a wireless router,and wireless printer. Not for desktop….i have previously owned a desktop and hav a printer ,So, what to buy???

Does anyone know some good personal-tutor for the SAT I exam? i am going to take the SAT in May 2. and want to have a personal-tutor before taking the test? does anyone know? like how much it costs? Must be in NY. thank you

I need a laptop for high school and I plan to use it until it breaks. It’s also my first time buying a laptop. I want it to be …
- light
- PC
- wireless internet
- can burn CDs
- a lot of memory
- large screen
- long battery life
- durable to bumps and scratches
- have programs (photoshop, editing video/sound, etc)
- guaranteed
- affordable

Please suggest and give reasons if possible. The laptop doesn’t have to have all of what I want, but I want most of it if possible. Thx

I have a laptop with a long story, but to make it short I am able to boot and use the machine while on ac power. When I remove the ac adapter the comp dies immediately. The battery never changes from 36% as long as its plugged in. I figure the connector on the mobo that attaches to the battery is the culprit, and I have a multi meter to use, I just don’t know which contacts to test. It also may just be a bad mobo since while on that pc my router can’t hold an internet signal for more than a few seconds. On my other laptop the internet has been fine. Does that sound like a bad mobo or am I being an idiot?
I should add that this problem existed previously, I bought a new battery which didn’t work. Then I bought a new ac adapter that didn’t work. Then I bought a new mobo that didn’t work, which led me back to the ac adapter. Turned out the one I bought was bad out of the box. So I tried one a friend had, it worked with the new battery and mobo. So I figured if that adapter worked maybe the old mobo would too. The old mobo has an upgraded video card. I threw the old one back in and bam, problem solved. But now about a week later I’m starting to run into the same problem again. I’m just confused about why it started working again with the new adapter then without provocation stopped again.

Also, the first time the problem arose it started with the battery not charging, then escalated to the battery draining while plugged into ac. Hence the new batt first, then the new ac adapter.

It’s also a dell which sucks, but it has a good processor and a decent video card.

What is a good course I can that can help me to study for the SATs?
Thanks for you help!

Hello. I’m currently a freshman and I took the SATs for the first time and got a 1680.
Math: 700
Reading: 500
Writing: 480
I currently have private SAT tutors and use special SAT guide books. How much can I improve by the end of my sophomore year? Any tips? (Aiming for 2000+)

i applied for fafsa and i live in california. if i get approved for fafsa and not all the money gets used for my college what happens to the rest of it? they said i could get 5300 dollars, but my college will only cost about 1500. so where is the rest of that 5300 going to go? straight to me? or does it get saved for my next semester? i really need a laptop for school, which is why i am wondering what will happen to the rest of that money… and i also need to buy books. could the rest of the money be used to buy my books?

I have an Acer Aspire 4730z and it won’t run games for anything. I use a website to test my specifications for certain games and EVERYTIME everything is GTG except for my video card. Very annoying… How can I get a new card for my system?

Hi,
Everyone says to start preparing for the ACTs and SATs, and I need to know what I should do. Websites, Books, etc. Let me know how to "prep" for the tests.
Thanks!

so theres this SAT prep program thats going to be happening at my school. and its for free and stuff. it runs from october to december so i’d be takin the spring ones. however, im just a little concerned that i might not be able to remember what i learned. they’re offering the same program in the spring but i dont know if i’d be able to do it then. i’m a junior and i want to take the SATS as many times as i can, lol.
so what do you think i should do? wait until spring to do the program or do it now?

Hi. I’m really starting to think about college, and the applications process, etc. I’ve just started my junior year in high school, and I’m wondering what I can do to prepare for taking the SAT sometime in the spring. I want to get my score as high as I possibly can. I plan on taking a prep course, and taking more practice SAT tests, but what else can I do? Would it be helpful to get a prep book now and look at that every week? I also want to do well on the PSAT if I can. Any recommendations?
Thanks!

I’ve read that the best way would be to test drive Ubuntu using a LiveCD… but how would that help me find out anything?
Is there a checklist of functioning drivers that I should be looking for?

I wanted to buy a laptop to use for school and fun. My main concern is with SPEED. I don’t want to wait 3 hours for it to load while I’m using the internet. I’ll be using it to do home works on word, power point, surf the web, and hopefully being able to WRITE PROGRAMS using C++. Programming is my hobbie, so that’s why I said hopefully. Later (maybe in a year or so) depending on how long it lasts I may use it to analyze 3 dimensional structures of organic molecules (school related). So I hope now you all understand when I say I’m very concerned with speed.

My idea was to buy a laptop used for gaming since those are the fastest (from what i’ve heard), but I don’t know if those can be used for the things I intend to use it or not.

Any ideas, suggestions, are all welcome. One last detail: I prefer to stay within 00, but if you think is absolutely necessary I can go up to $ 2000 but no more.

Thanks all in advance!
I think there’s a little bit of a misunderstanding. I DON’T want to use my laptop to play games. Probably NEVER for that purpose. I was just thinking of buying one used for gaming since from what I hear they’re the fastest. And 1 more thing if you can please be specific telling me the name, and what you think I should buy not just refering me to a site telling me to look there. Ok thanks again, I hope I didn’t sound harsh.

I wanted to buy a laptop to use for school and fun. My main concern is with SPEED. I don’t want to wait 3 hours for it to load while I’m using the internet. I’ll be using it to do home works on word, power point, surf the web, and hopefully being able to WRITE PROGRAMS using C++. Programming is my hobbie, so that’s why I said hopefully. Later (maybe in a year or so) depending on how long it lasts I may use it to analyze 3 dimensional structures of organic molecules (school related). So I hope now you all understand when I say I’m very concerned with speed.

My idea was to buy a laptop used for gaming since those are the fastest (from what i’ve heard), but I don’t know if those can be used for the things I intend to use it or not.

Any ideas, suggestions, are all welcome. One last detail: I prefer to stay within 00, but if you think is absolutely necessary I can go up to $ 2000 but no more.

Thanks all in advance!
I think there’s a little bit of a misunderstanding. I DON’T want to use my laptop to play games. Probably NEVER for that purpose. I was just thinking of buying one used for gaming since from what I hear they’re the fastest. And 1 more thing if you can please be specific telling me the name, and what you think I should buy not just refering me to a site telling me to look there. Ok thanks again, I hope I didn’t sound harsh.

i need to take an sat prep course for a graduation requirement , is there any online course that offers this?

I’ve went on www.igo.com and found nothing for my Toshiba Satellite A215-S5850 and I was wondering where I could find one for it for a cheap price. I tried the S5 notebook test already because it was a tip for the model no. closest to my laptops’. My laptop has been dead almost a year now because I lost the charger at a hotel and I’m a High School student eager to use it versus the desktop I’m using now. Your answers are much appreciated.

What SAT Subject Test: Math II prep book would you say is the best? Thank you very much

I’m planning on going to school far from home and I’m really concerned about not having a laptop for a long period of time and how much any repair would cost (I’m really bad with computer terms so simple answers would be appreciated) Thanks :]

I will be taking both the SAT and the SAT Subject Tests in Maths, Chem, and Biology this year. I want to do really well in them. However, I’ve heard that some books are really bad for SAT Prep and that the actual exam is harder. How can I still do well if this is the case? Additionally, could you recommend any good resources (books and websites) for doing well in all of these tests?

I want to buy a Laptop for school and for home use, I want one thats a good size and a good brand and not to expensive (Its would help if it had a webcam in it
And i have a computer but no wireless router which is the best one to get
price range is 500- 1500)